Why I Write

People often ask me,

For the reasons why I write,

It's a question that stumps me,

And i ponder with all my might.

I guess I write because,

I see the beauty when it's stormy,

I stop smell the roses one petal at a time,

I'm kidding, that's just too corny.

I write because I'm not good at sports, 

Tried badminton, golf and even cricket for a few years, 

An ambitious leg spinner with a cunning mind, 

I sadly retired with a dislocated finger and quite a few tears. 

I write because I am a Bengali, 

I like to do my part to add to the stereotype, 

So yes, I write with a plate of fish and rasgullas near reach, 

All while huffing on an old fashioned pipe. 

I write because throughout my childhood, 

I was told what an introvert I was, 

So now even though I learnt to speak, 

I prefer to write, well, just because 

I write because I'm forgetful, 

I forget names of kindly strangers, 

And the promise I made to myself, 

To live a life unafraid of any future dangers. 

I write because I'm a hypocrite, 

My deeds and thoughts don't align, 

My written ideals can be held up as a mirror, 

To expose my actions, so useless and benign

I write because I'm terrified,

Of people and their ways,

Political correctness is the tune,

To which everyone in society sways.

I write because it's easy,

To vent the anger of the mind,

It's the only thing pure in this filthy world,

That can hope to us all bind.

I write because I'm no great orator,

With a aura of passion and power,

To wake the people of the earth,

To this reality so bitter and sour.

I write because i find,

The stereotypes that must be broken,

To free us from the dark ages,

And into a life free of sin.

I write because I'm tired,

Of the conservatives of this land,

That walk in a by gone era,

And bury our nation in the sand.

I write because I'm angry,

That it is religion that tears us,

Which god would condone the killing of an innocent,

Or the needless flaming of a bus?

I write because i see,

A nation that is not free,

It is bound by its leaders,

Who slowly awaken the banshee.

I write because I know, 

The power of a sheet of paper and pen, 

Harmless words put together, 

Can destroy the most powerful of men. 

I write because i wish to share,

My vision in prose and rhyme,

Go ahead, arrest me if you will,

In my heart I know it's no crime.